Students and administrators from the Manassas and Woodbridge campuses of Northern Virginia Community College traveled to Richmond recently to discuss higher education issues with elected officials.

The group met with Senator George L. Barker and Delegates Richard L. Anderson, Scott Lingamfelter and Robert G. Marshall.

Northern Virginia Community College is the largest institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia and one of America's largest community colleges. NOVA enrolls more than 75,000 students at its six campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun, Manassas, Springfield and Woodbridge, and through the Extended Learning Institute. For more information about NOVA and its programs or services, call 703-323-3000 or visit the College's Web site, www.nvcc.edu.